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Future Pinball
Future Pinball is a pinball simulator, written for Windows, and running in Batocera Linux through WINE. That's a reason why it is only available for Batocera PC.
It's a simulator for both original tables and re-creations of existing physical pinball tables, using Microsoft Visual Basic to implement all the table logic. The physics and overall graphics of Future Pinball make it feel closer to a physical pinball than an arcade game, as it's usually the case with pinball games that are available with console emulators.
All 3D graphics objects are rendered in real time, and you can change the view point at any given time (see controls below). As a consequence, it requires a PC with sufficient GPU power. It can still run well on recent Intel integrated GPUs.
It is recommended to use btrfs or ext4 for /userdata/ as WINE explains on their FAQ that some games won't run on a non-Linux native file system.
In Batocera v32 and v33 there is a bug where WINE cannot run applications/games stored on a NAS. This can be worked around by not using a NAS for your saves folder.
This system scrapes metadata for the “fpinball” group(s) and loads the fpinball set from the currently selected theme, if available.
Quick reference
- Emulator: fpinball
- Folder:
/userdata/roms/fpinball - Accepted ROM formats:
.fpt
BIOS
| MD5 checksum | Share file path | Description |
|---|---|---|
65a8ebf870420316a939ac44fd4c731d | bios/wsh57/scripten.exe |
Tables
Future Pinball tables are distributed as .fpt files. In many cases, a pinball table is fully contained in the .fpt file. These kinds of tables can simply be placed in /userdata/roms/fpinball/.
For some other tables, additional files (fonts, music) are required, which are distributed as side .fpl files. These tables must have their .fpt and all other associated files in a subfolder of their own, separate from the other tables. For example, roms/fpinball/my-cool-table/ which contains all the files.
The .fpt file is the main one that is loaded by Batocera to start your pinball game. It will decide the name that appears in EmulationStation.
Configuration
Standardized features available to all cores of this emulator: fpinball.videomode, fpinball.ratio
Controls
Here are the default Future Pinball's controls shown on a Batocera Retropad:
| Button | Action |
|---|---|
| Select | insert coin |
| Start | start game / add player |
| L1 | left flipper |
| R1 | right flipper |
| South | ball launcher |
| West | change camera view |
| East | Look up to the backglass |
| North | Pause / High scores |
| D-Pad | Shake the pinball (left, right, up/front) |
[HOTKEY] + [START] | Quit, as usual |
Troubleshooting
Future Pinball fails to launch
Maybe the files for the table have become corrupted over time. Try deleting saves/fpinball and then launch the table again to regenerate them.
Further troubleshooting
For further troubleshooting, refer to the generic support pages.
- systems/fpinball.1646556020.txt.gz
- Last modified: 4 years ago
- by atari